Confectionery machinery.



P. J. BAUR.

CONFECTIONERY MACHINERY- APPLICATION FILED NOV. I5, 1911.

1 ,272,892. Patented July 16, 1918.

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CONFECTIONERY MACHINERY.

APPLICATION HLED NOV. 15. 1917.

11 ,272,892. Patented July 16, 1918.

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PHILLIP J. BAUR, OF PHILADELPHIA, EENNSYLVANIA.

conrncrxonnny MACHINERY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Pat-ease July re, 1918.

Application filed November 15, 1917. Serial No. 202,186.

To all whom it mayconeem:

Be it known that I, PHILLIP J BAUR, a Citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at 2335 Sedgley Ave, Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Confectionery .Machinery, of which the followingis a specification. I

This invention relates to confectionery,

machinery and in its more intense aspect to l amachine or apparatusparticularly adapted for use in cutting cake.

Oneof the objects of the present invention is tov rovide a simple andractical a paratus o the above, general aracter e-' signed to cut 'cakeor the like without breaking the same. A further object is to provide areliable and efficiently operatin machine of the above character whichwil pensive to manufacture, install and. operto provide a cuttin machineof the above general character with means for keeping theinstrumentalities clean. v

Other objects will be in part obvious from the annexed drawings and inpartindicated in connection therewith by the following analysis of thisinvention. This invention accordlngly conslsts 1n the features ofconstruction, comblnatlon of parts and in the. unique relations of themembers and in the relative proportioning and disposition thereof; allas more com 85 pletely outlined herein.

To enable others skilled in the art so fully to comprehend theunderlying features thereof that they may embody the same by thenumerous modifications in structure and relation contemplated by thisinvention, drawings depicting a preferred form have been -annexed as apart of this disclosure,

and in such drawings, like characters of reference denote corespondingparts throughout all the views, of 'which:

Figure 1 is'an end elevational' view of such parts of the machine as arenecessary to fully understand the present invention; Fi sligh%ly reducedscale.

Referring now to" the drawings in detail,

5 denotes a framework or table of general rectangular shape havingmounted in its lower part a motor 6 adapted to be controlled by a switchmechanism 7 housed in a suitable casing 8. This motor-is adapted beinex- 2 is a side elevational view on a" and scour them. The corks todrive, through a belt 10, a wheel 11 on a shaft 12 which in turn isconnected by means of belt 13 with a main pulley 14 on a main drivingshaft 15. This drivin shaft is provided at each end with re ativelylarge wheels or pulleys 16 and 17 about which gasses cuttininstrumentalities or band lades 18 an 20 respectively. 'These endlessband blades pass over pulleys 21 and 22 mounted upon suitable stub axlesor shafts in bearings 23 on the upper part of the frame. Lubricatingdevices 24 are positioned as indicated.

These shafts or rather the bearings 23 therefor are trunnioned at 25 inbrackets strumentalities.

The shaft 15 is provided at one end with a sprocket meshing with asprocket chain 31 passing over a second sprocket 32 upon a shaft 33.This shaft 33 is provided with a beveled gear 34 at its end adapted tomesh with a second beveled gear 35 on a transverse shaft 36. This shaftcarries two relatively large rollers 37 about which pass two endlessbelts 38, the opposite ends of'which belts pass over pulleys 40 mountedin bearings 41 which may move longitudinally by means of adjusting wheel42, thereby to vary the tension of these belt conveyers. It. will benoted by reference to Fig. 1, that the band saws 18 and 20 pass betweenthese endless belt conveyers 35.

. At the opposite side or rear of the ma-- chine are two pairs of disks43 mounted upon a shaft 44 having cork inserts, as shown in Fig. 2,whereby as they revolve relative to the band blades they will clean andpolish the same. Both pairs or sets of these disks are driven by meansof an endless belt 45- driven from a pulley wheel 46 on the main shaft15. One part of the belt passes over guide pulley 47, thence overpulley48 to the opposite set back over guide pulleys 50 and 51 to thedriving pulley 46. v

The disks 43 dip into a tank 49 containing water and revolvein adirection opposite to the motion of the blades thereby to clear wearwell and efiiciently and may be easily replaced.

are cheap, they" here to the band blades after passing the cleaners 43.

It is believed that the construction is clear from the above and theoperation thereof is substantially as follows: The cakes which areiii-relatively large squares are placed upon the belt c'onveyers 38 atone end and carried past one band blade which cuts the cake through themiddle. An opera-tor stands opposite the center of the table and asthecakes reach that point they are turned by hand at right angles and asthey continue their movement are out again by the second hand blade.They are removed at the end of the conveyer either by hand orautomatically as desired. The adjustments in tension may be made 'asnecessary and the speed of the machine controlled by the sin leoperator.

rom the above, it will be seen that the present invention tical cuttingmachme, particularly ada ted for operation upon the cake, although itis, of course, to be understoodthat other materials may be operated u onthereby.

. that others can by app Without further ana ysis, the foregoing will sofully reveal the g edge readily adapt it for various applica tionswithout omitting certain features that,

rovides a simple, prac- 'the cutter having 1st of this invention ylngcurrent lmowl-- from the standpoint of the prior art, fairly constituteessential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of thisinvention, and therefore such adaptations should and are intended to becomprehended within the meamng and range of equivalency of the pulleys,and means for tilting the. same about a line transverse to the axis ofsaid pulley and at one side thereof.

2. In an apparatus of the character described, in combination, a frame,an 'endless cutter, and means for cleaning sa1d cutter after the cuttingoperation including a pair of disks disposed at opposite sides of Intestimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.I

. 'PHIL J. BAUB.

Witnesses:

' G. A. BRowN,

'ANNA M. MIL ER.

cork inserts adapted to clean the same as it passes therebetween.

